Online Reporter
Zvikomborero Parafini
A RUWA man has been sentenced to 34 years imprisonment after he raped his six-year-old stepdaughter and infected her with a sexually transmitted infection.
Macdonald Mbofana was convicted after a full trial by Harare regional magistrate Tilda Mazhande.
He was facing two rape counts and was sentenced to 17 years on each count and they will run concurrently.
Prosecutor Heather Mhlanga-Muokoto proved that last year, the complainant was sleeping in the dining room on a sofa, while Mbofana was sleeping in his bedroom, together with the victim’s mother .
He called the complainant to join them on the bed and she was placed in the middle.
He then raped her.
He persisted inserting his fingers in the child’s private parts.The child did not tell her mother because she was threatened not to tell anyone.
On March 12 this year, the girl was playing with her younger sibling in the bedroom while her mother was cleaning utensils outside the house.
Mbofana entered the bedroom and raped the child.
Two days later, the girl’s mother noticed that the complainant was having difficulties in walking and she interviewed her.
She then revealed that she was sexually abused by her stepfather.
The child was medically examined and it was found out that she had been infected with a sexually transmitted infection.
